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There are few things I love more than the lurch in my stomach resulting from an airplane taking off

I have never been one who is shy about packing up my weekend into travel-size test-tubes and the agonizing deliberations on how many pairs of shoes I can squeeze into my carry-on (answer: at least four.)  A few weeks ago I watched Up in the Air–George Clooney’s character is on the road 300-and-something days a year–I couldn’t help but think “Wow, I would love that job.”  I don’t have pets or plants or kids and the idea of getting the hell out of Dodge whenever the fancy strikes is one of my more favorite daydreams.  It is also one of the few things in which I have a real advantage over my married-with-kids friends and siblings.  And yes, I collect these things in lists because I am pathetic.

(If you’re reading “between the lines” that is code for “no, I don’t want to talk about it, but thanks for playing”.)

I love traveling.  I don’t mind living out of a suitcase and I have never really been bothered by airports or even airport security.  I love road trips and as long as I don’t have to eat at McDonald’s or Chili’s more than once I can drive for hours and hours without getting bored or too restless.  One of my all-time favorite periods of my life was when I was catching a plane three weekends of every four to go somewhere fabulous.  Admittedly, tickets were much cheaper then and I had considerably more discretionary funds so jetting off all the time was actually feasible.  Even so, I loved it then and I love it now, discretionary funds or no.  I have done my fair share of traveling around lately and while it hasn’t been as consistent, it has been fabulous.

Enter Spring/Summer 2010.

It’s hardly started yet (meaning Salt Lake got dumped with six inches of snow just last week) but I already have a fairly full schedule of travel goodness including a more-or-less spontaneous trip to Washington D.C. that was dreamt up, planned, and purchased in less than 4 hours.  That was yesterday afternoon, and I am still giddy over the excitement, and imagine the giddiness will continue right up to take-off.  The following is a list of destinations that will be visited between now (or, rather, 2 weeks from now) and the middle of July.

Washington, D.C.
San Francisco, CA
Moab, UT
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
New York City, NY
Mt. Rushmore, SD
Cedar City, UT (Utah Shakespearean Festival)

(It should go without saying that if you happen to reside in or near any of the above-mentioned cities, and are mostly normal, and can provide documentation proving your normality, I would love to meet you!  Crazies and Psycho’s need not apply.  Send me an email to begin the coordination effort, heidikinsblog[at]gmail[dot]com.)

Now, if you’ll excuse me, I must go rearrange my closet.  Carry-on suitcases for 5 days don’t pack themselves, you know.  These things must be carefully planned and packed to maximize utility.  And I must try and find a single book that will last me for five days–I’m thinking “The Brothers Karamazov”.

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